Worlds apart : a documentary history of US-Iranian relations, 1978-2018

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Worlds apart : a documentary history of US-Iranian relations, 1978-2018

Malcolm Byrne, Kian Byrne

Cambridge University Press, 2022

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-296) and index

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A relationship beset with extraordinary acrimony, the US and Iran rarely see eye-to-eye, if only to avoid war or nuclear catastrophe. What is at the core of this troubled rivalry that has stymied policymakers and scholars alike? Using a carefully selected collection of White House, CIA, State Department, and other records, Worlds Apart provides a comprehensive answer to this question: starting from the 1979 revolution and hostage crisis, through the Iran-Iraq War and the spread of radical Islam, to 9/11 and the nuclear impasse, to the 2009 Green Movement and the Obama and Trump presidencies. The records, which form the heart of the book, offer a rare, unfiltered view into the perspectives and experiences of the American and Iranian governments over 40 years. Providing timelines, glossaries, discussion questions, and a guide on reading declassified documents, Byrne and Byrne explore this complicated relationship accessibly and innovatively in this unique documentary history.

Table of Contents

  • How to Read a Declassified Document
  • Introduction
  • Chronology of events
  • 1. Blindsided: confronting the revolution and the hostage crisis, 1977-1981
  • 2. Turmoil in the Gulf: the Iran-Iraq war and the spread of radical Islam, 1980-1989
  • 3. Leaps of faith: from containment to dialogue, 1990-2000
  • 4. Missed opportunities: from 9/11 to Iraq to the nuclear impasse, 2001-2008
  • 5. Breakthrough: long road to a short-lived deal, 2009-2016
  • Epilogue. Back to basics: deja vu after four decades, 2017-2018
  • Conclusion.

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